Rewind and pause ... at the eighties!

Debbie Clarke

Fans of 1980s music are in for a real treat this summer when the Rewind Scotland festival returns for its sixth consecutive year.

The event is taking place once again at Scone Palace in Perthshire from Friday, July 22, to Sunday, July 24.

And this year’s musical feast features a fantastic line-up of the best 1980s acts.

They include former punk princess Toyah Willcox.

She’ll be taking to the stage on Sunday, July 24, and is excited about performing for fans of all ages.

“I’m really looking forward to this year’s Rewind Festival – I was there last year and have performed many times over the years. It is one of the highlights of my summer.

� Robert Matheu''Adam Ant will headline Rewind Festival on the Sunday

“I love performing all my songs and love to hear the audience singing along. I’ll be trying to fit in as many as I can!”

These could include her top 40 singles It’s a Mystery, I Want To Be Free, Thunder in the Mountains – which reached number four in the UK singles chart in 1981 – Good Morning Universe and her own, unique version of Echo Beach.

She continued: “It’s a huge crowd that comes to Perth and they love their music.

“The Scottish audiences have a great sense of humour and love to dress up. They are an audience that really express themselves in the right way.

“The event is primarily about live music – we would never have got record deals back in our day if we could not play live. There are a huge number of acts performing over the weekend including Adam Ant – I think he will go down a storm.”

Holly Johnson will headline the festival on the Saturday. He will be joined by Rick Astley, Tony Hadley, Marc Almond, Leo Sayer, Go West, Living In a Box, Average White Band, The Beat, The Bluebells, Hazell Dean and Snap.